{"id":17973,"date":"2024-09-22T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=17973"},"modified":"2024-10-22T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:18:09","slug":"how-programs-for-youth-could-stem-the-tide-of-toxic-drug-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2024\/09\/how-programs-for-youth-could-stem-the-tide-of-toxic-drug-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"How Programs for Youth Could Stem the Tide of Toxic Drug Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"
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School-based interventions hold the potential to save lives, researchers say.<\/h4>\n
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Charlotte Waddell<\/a>,\u00a0Christine Schwartz<\/a>,\u00a0Jen Barican<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nicole Catherine<\/a>\u00a016 Aug 2024<\/span>The Conversation<\/span>Charlotte Waddell is a professor emerita of health sciences at Simon Fraser University, where Christine Schwartz is an adjunct professor and Nicole L.A. Catherine is a professor. Jen Barican is a senior research manager at SFU. This article was\u00a0originally published<\/a> by the Conversation.<\/p>\n

Successful drug prevention programs delivered to middle-school students taught skills such as resisting peer pressure, managing stress and cultivating positive friendships. Illustration via Shutterstock.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Can a program for Grade 7 students help end the opioid crisis? The answer is yes, according to\u00a0compelling research findings<\/a>\u00a0on school-based primary prevention interventions.<\/p>\n